How America Found its Face: Portrait Miniatures in the New Republic with Elle Shushan, 2 to 3 pm at the Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany. Included with admission.

Ascending Afghanistan: Rising Women. Documentary following Afghanistan's first female mountaineering team. Guggenheim Performance Hall 4 to 6 p.m. Q&A from Kabul via Skype. Due to some sensitive topics, viewing age is at least 13 years old.

Kiwanis Maple Festival: Enjoy a pancake brunch at the Knox firehouse from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and pick up a map for free maple-farm tours that run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. See how maple sap is collected and made into delicious syrup. Pony rides, petting zoo.  Call 518-618-5376 for more information.

Terminal Contracts: The Barge Canal with Craig Williams. 2 pm at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library, 32 Washington Schenectady. Free for members or $5.

Berne Public Library book sale at the Berne Community/Senior Center, 1360 Helderberg Trail, Berne, NY Saturday, March 30 from 9 am to 4 pm and Sunday, March 31 from 10 am to 2 pm. Drop off used book, media, jewelry, and games/puzzles on Saturday, March 23. Fill a bag with books for $3.

The Tannahill Weavers will perform at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 S Main St., Voorheesville, NY, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25 for adults; $12 for youth ages 13–18; $5 for children 12 and under and are available at oldsongs.org or by calling Old Songs at (518) 765-2815.

Beekeeping Seminar: The Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association will host its annual seminar from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Malta at the conference facility at 345 Hermes Road.  Registration: www.adirondackbees.org. The cost is $40, or $35 for members. Contact seminar organizer, Bob Sheedy at

Solidarity in Times of Othering.  Dr. Vera Eccarius-Kelly, will present at LibertyCon 2019 – Seeking Sanctuary: Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness as the Opening Address at the 18th annual Public History Conference organized by Underground Railroad History Project, at Snyder Hall in Siena College 7 pm.

PrivileGEd – Experiences From My Unusual 40-Year Career with GE. GE Engineer- turned-author, Michael Davi, will present an overview of his new book at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library, 32 Washington Schenectady, 6 pm. Free to SCHS members, or $5.

A Road Through Time: Manhattan to the Adirondacks on New York State's First Road with author Richard Figiel, 6 pm at the Albany Institute of History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Albany. Free admission.